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The Easy Way to Learn Astrology: How to Read Your Birth Chart
by Alison Chester-Lambert• Explains key astrological terms and concepts in an uncomplicated and easy-to-understand way, from the 4 Elements to the 12 Zodiac Signs to the Houses• Shows how to read a birth chart step-by-step with the methods of psychological astrology, allowing you to quickly identify personality traits• Includes sample charts and interpretations to help you get startedLearning to read a birth chart—to understand the patterns and interactions of the planets at the moment we were born—can be daunting, especially when studying astrology through traditional systems.Presenting a simple way to learn astrology, professional astrologer and astropsychologist Alison Chester-Lambert breaks down the complexities of a birth chart into easy-to-understand pieces, revealing how to quickly decode a person&’s strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities with psychological astrology. Simply noting the Masculine–Feminine balance of Zodiac Signs in a chart can already reveal much about a person. Focusing on Zodiac Signs and Houses, Alison explains how to interpret the Ascendant, or Rising Sign, in a birth chart as well as the meaning of each House and which Element it is ruled by. In addition, with each of the four Elements of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water ruling over specific Zodiac Signs, we can get insight into individual personality traits based on the Elements present in a birth chart. Personality keywords for each Element help shed light on the motivation behind a person&’s actions and choices.With psychological astrology not only revealing the spiritual structure of the Cosmos but also the intricacies of human behavior, this guide will enable you to begin reading charts right away.
Palmistry for Happiness: The Transformational Power of Vedic Hand Reading
by Ghanshyam Singh Birla Guylaine Vallée• Discover how the lines and features of our hands are a direct reflection of our thoughts, attitude, and behavior and that it&’s possible to change our lines and create our destiny• Explore the meaning of the different lines and signs on the palm• Examine &“before&” and &“after&” handprints that show how lives are transformed through palmistry and the practices of positive mindfulness, mantras, and breathworkIn this detailed guide to the art and science of Vedic palmistry (hast jyotish), renowned Vedic palmist-astrologers Ghanshyam Singh Birla and Guylaine Vallée reveal how the lines on our hands are a direct reflection of our thoughts, behavior, and energies—and that it&’s possible to change our lines and shape our destiny. Sharing insightful case studies that illustrate the connection between changed behavior and changed handprints, the authors teach us how to interpret what our palms tell us about where we have been, where we are now, and where we are capable of going.The authors explore the meaning of different lines and signs on the palm, including the correspondence between the Life Line and happiness and the minor lines and mindfulness. They show how changes in energetic vibrations, karma, and relationships are reflected in our hands as well as how the five elements and the chakras are seen on the palm.Sharing before and after handprints, the authors point out visible indicators of positive change, including the effects of mantras and breathing techniques on signs of happiness appearing over time. With this guide, you will not only be able to discover the personal blocks to happiness reflected on your hands but also watch them transform as you shift your mindset and welcome a more positive life.
Healing through Sound: Awakening Your Audible Body
by Vickie Dodd• Shows how sound, even humming, can change the body&’s tissues, rearrange posture, and release long-held emotional trauma and stress • Explains how to listen deeply to the body and discover the rhythms of the areas to be treated as well as how to intuit the sounds required for healing • Offers practices to help you immediately release tension and explains how to use your voice to release emotional conflicts so your body can naturally heal You are made of sound. By listening deeply, you can hear the rhythms and stories of the audible body. With the power of the voice, you can heal the body layer by layer, awakening your cells while releasing long-held tensions, stress, and emotional trauma. In this guide to sound as bodywork, sound healer Vickie Dodd shares her system for addressing trauma locked in the physical body with the healing power of sound. Touching on the function of the nervous system and the parasympathetic breath, she reveals how sound travels the inner pathways of the body, eliciting responses from the body memory of tissues and muscles while bypassing the mind. Sharing examples from sessions with her clients across five decades, she explains how sound can change the body&’s tissues, rearrange posture, and release undigested emotional experiences. She teaches how to prepare the body for the work of sounding and releasing and explains the vocabulary of healing sounds, in particular the power of vowels to start the healing process. Presenting experiential exercises, the author explores how to listen deeply and precisely to the body&’s stories and discover the rhythms of the areas to be treated as well as how to intuit the sounds required for healing—your unique soundprint. She offers practices to help you immediately experience a release of tension and stress and explains how to use your voice to release emotional conflicts so your body can naturally heal. She explores how to sing love songs to your shadow, transform negative patterns into harmonious ones, and discover the grace and peace that arise as your body&’s stories and tissues come to rest. Revealing the vast potential of sound to heal and transform, Vickie Dodd shows how each of us can dialogue with our own body for release, restoration, and vitality.
Medicinal Lichens: Indigenous Wisdom and Modern Pharmacology
by Robert Dale Rogers• Explores more than 400 species of lichens, alongside full-color photos• Shows the ways that indigenous peoples of North America have traditionally used lichens for food, clothing, dye, paint, and medicine• Explains in detail the scientific research behind the potency of lichen chemicals to heal many human conditionsLichens—a symbiosis of fungi, algae, bacteria, and yeast—can grow on nearly any surface and thrive in an extremely wide range of environments, including on the International Space Station. Used for millennia by Indigenous people, lichens are now being recognized by modern science for their unique medicinal potential, particularly against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, viruses, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.In Medicinal Lichens, Robert Dale Rogers explores more than 400 species of North American lichens, including full-color photographic examples. He explains how lichens are members of the Fungi kingdom and, surprisingly, more biologically related to humans than to plants. He looks at what types of lichens we can find in geographic regions and habitats and shows how lichens are an indicator species, revealing the health of the environment and neighboring life forms, including that of humans. Rogers also explores each lichen chemical&’s healing properties, showing how pharmacological researchers are rediscovering the ancient wisdom of lichens long known by Indigenous peoples.Showcasing the benefits as well as the beauty of lichens, this book demonstrates how lichens are the perfect example of strength, cooperation, and harmonious living—Indigenous wisdom with the power to inform our modern way of life.
A Shamanic Herbal: Plant Teachers and Animal Medicines
by Matthew Wood• Explores the alphabet of Nature personified in animals and the spiritual lessons of animal medicines—animals personified in plants—including Turtle, Bear, Deer, Wolf, Alligator, and Horse Medicine teachings• Shares profound experiences from the author&’s long career as an herbalist and his first years growing up on a remote Seminole reservation in the Everglades• Offers shamanic adventures interwoven with comparisons to the psychology of Freud and Jung, the visions of Castaneda, and the occult teachings of Steiner and GurdjieffSharing profound experiences from his long career as well as his first years growing up on a remote Seminole reservation in the Everglades, renowned herbalist Matthew Wood interweaves practical herbalism and the spiritual potency of Nature to deeply explore the plant teachers, animal medicines, and foundational principles of shamanism as a spiritual path.Wood describes a universal &“language of the shamans,&” based on direct, sometimes supernatural experiences as well as case studies from his practice. He examines the alphabet of Nature and spiritual lessons personified in animals and plants, especially &“animal medicines&”—when the plant looks like an animal. He shares accounts of Turtle Medicine plants for self-examination, Bear Medicine plants to open the imagination, and Wolf Medicine plants for wholeness and magic. He explores the plants of Alligator Medicine for healthful prosperity, Horse Medicine plants to bring the conscious self in harmony with the animal self, Badger Medicine plants to strengthen gut instincts, and many other herb and animal teachers. He also looks at plants associated with journeying to the spirit world through the medicine of Crane, Dragon, and Bat.Revealing the shamanic roots of his herbal teachings, Matthew Wood provides not only an inside view of his lifelong spiritual path but also an immersive and experiential guide to the shamanic wisdom of countless plant and animal teachers.
Ethereal Crystal Healing: Create Your Life with the Frequencies of Stones
by Marie Delanote• Shares practical and powerful energy work and attunement techniques for working with the energies of crystals whether they are physically present or not as well as how to create ethereal gem elixirs for specific healing and manifestation goals• Explores the healing and creative powers of 33 ethereal crystals, including Kirlian photography of their auras• Explains how to use ethereal crystal healing practices to heal the body, heal animals, improve relationships, and manifest abundance and successSimilar to remote energy healing, working with the ethereal energy of a crystal allows you to engage with highly potent crystal frequencies anywhere, without the need to have the crystal physically at hand. Stones in their nonphysical form are said to have an even stronger energetic effect than physical crystals.In this illustrated guide, master teacher Marie Delanote discusses the healing and creative powers of 33 ethereal crystals, detailing best uses from career support to health issues and emotional cleansing. Gemstones are imbued with palpable energy whose frequencies can be intuited, felt, and tuned in to. Sharing practical and powerful energy work and attunement techniques, Marie explains how to connect with and invoke these frequencies. Ethereal crystal healing practices can be employed to raise your consciousness, heal animals, cleanse the energies of buildings, improve relationships, and heal the body also through direct energetic interaction with the internal organs. Inspiring examples highlight how these energies can help transform thinking patterns, physical issues and illnesses, emotional pain, family patterns, as well as generational trauma.Presenting a unique energetic method for personal transformation, Ethereal Crystal Healing will teach you how to heal, how to change, and how to manifest your desires.
The Metaverse of Consciousness: Mapping the Multiple Dimensions of Reality
by Shelli Renée Joye• Develops the concept of the metaverse, the &“transcendental universe,&” composed of additional hidden dimensions operating in parallel with space and time• Integrates and maps the theories of consciousness developed by Carl Jung, David Bohm, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and other scientists• Offers the reader a path into the hidden dimensions through detailed maps of psyche, mind, and cosmosThe "metaverse"—as this wider universe is now coming to be known—is rooted in one interconnected consciousness that encompasses space and time as well as previously unknown dimensions only recently detected. In this book, Shelli Renée Joye, Ph.D., offers ways in which to visualize, enter, and explore a multitude of these transcendent, nonspatial, and nontemporal states and stages of consciousness as she reveals vast webs of interlinked consciousness forming a single universal psyche.Joye integrates the ideas of modern scientist-philosophers who view reality as a projection of a single multidimensional consciousness: Carl Jung and his concept of the psychoids, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and his vision of an integrated noosphere of consciousness, and the quantum maps of consciousness developed by Karl Pribram and David Bohm. The book culminates with a call to explore transcendental consciousness by developing and following our own uniquely personal paths with which we too can enter the wider dimensions of awareness in the metaverse.
Runas nórdicas: Interpretación del antiguo oráculo vikingo
by Paul Rhys Mountfort• Revela el simbolismo y el significado adivinatorio de los 24 &“pentagramas&” rúnicos • Proporciona instrucciones claras sobre cómo fabricar tus propias piedras rúnicas • Explica el papel de las runas en la tradición de la sabiduría nórdica y su influencia en obras como El señor de los anillos de Tolkien Las runas nórdicas son un sistema mágico potente y profundamente transformador que brinda a los lectores contemporáneos acceso a la antigua tradición de las culturas del norte de Europa. Las runas tienen profundas resonancias dentro del mundo nórdico pagano, de diosas y dioses, gigantes, enanos, guerreros y magos, que han influido mucho en el trabajo de J. R. R. Tolkien, entre otros. La tradición nórdica atribuye el descubrimiento de las runas al &“padre de todo&”, Odín, un dios de la inspiración y la sabiduría secreta, además de prototipo mítico de los magos rúnicos, quienes establecieron el patrón para obtener su conocimiento.Runas nórdicas aborda tres áreas principales: su tradición, la historia de este oráculo nórdico de 2.000 años de antigüedad; sus pentagramas, el significado de cada runa del antiguo alfabeto futhark y sus poderosas lecciones mitológicas, mágicas y prácticas para la vida diaria; y su tirada, una guía completa para la aplicación oracular de las antiguas runas, incluida su elaboración, adivinación y autodesarrollo. Como muestra este libro, las runas, más que reflejar el camino del destino, ayudan a desarrollar y mejorar nuestra intuición. Mientras aprende a lanzar e interpretar las runas, el lector se volverá receptivo a las corrientes de energía en la realidad material y se fortalecerá en las artes de su transformación.
Sintoniza el biocampo humano: Sanación con terapia de sonido vibracional
by Eileen Day McKusickUna guía de los conceptos básicos para sintonizar el biocampo mediante diapasones para eliminar el trauma almacenado en el campo de energía humano• Proporciona un mapa preciso del biocampo energético que rodea el cuerpo • Muestra dónde se almacenan las emociones, los recuerdos, los traumas y el dolor • Detalla cómo limpiar un trauma almacenado en el biocampo con diapasón Apenas Eileen McKusick comenzó a ofrecer terapia de sonido en su práctica descubrió que podía usar diapasones para localizar perturbaciones en el campo de energía que rodeaba a cada uno de sus clientes. Pasar los diapasones por estas áreas corrigió los sonidos vibratorios distorsionados y ofreció un alivio constante, predecible e inmediato del dolor, ansiedad, insomnio, migrañas, depresión, fibromialgia, trastornos digestivos y multitud de otros padecimientos. Más de 20 años después, McKusick ha desarrollado su método de curación con sonido, al que llama Biofield Tuning, y un mapa del biocampo con las ubicaciones precisas donde se almacenan emociones, recuerdos, dolencias y traumas específicos. En este libro, McKusick explica los conceptos básicos de la práctica de Biofield Tuning con ilustraciones de su mapa de anatomía de biocampos. Ella detalla cómo usar los diapasones para encontrar y eliminar el dolor o trauma almacenados en el biocampo y revela cómo los principios tradicionales y las ubicaciones de los chakras corresponden con sus descubrimientos. Al explorar la ciencia detrás de la sintonización del biocampo, McKusick examina la naturaleza del sonido y la energía y explica cómo las experiencias de trauma producen &“oscilaciones patológicas&” en el biocampo, lo que causa una ruptura del orden, estructura y función en el cuerpo. Gracias a una perspectiva revolucionaria sobre la mente, la energía, la memoria y el trauma, esta guía de McKusick ofrece nuevas vías de curación para trabajadores de la energía, terapeutas de masaje, sanadores de sonido y para los que buscan superar enfermedades crónicas y liberarse de los traumas de su pasado.
The Neuroscience of Psychedelics: The Pharmacology of What Makes Us Human
by Genís Ona• Examines the main pharmacological properties of psychedelic substances, including LSD, DMT, psilocybin, ayahuasca, mescaline, ketamine, ibogaine, salvia, and MDMA• Explains the physiological mechanisms behind visionary effects, including what is happening in the brain and how each psychedelic is processed by the body• Shares safe strategies for using psychedelics, including harm-reduction techniques, and looks at where the future of psychedelic therapies is likely to goWith the widespread legalization of marijuana and the increasing use of psychoactives in controlled therapy settings, further research and understanding of psychedelics is now possible. Yet while individual accounts of their use abound, exactly what&’s happening to the brain and body when using these substances is still not widely understood.Longtime pharmacological researcher Genís Ona presents a comprehensive look at the main pharmacological properties of psychedelic substances, including LSD, DMT, psilocybin, ayahuasca, mescaline, ketamine, ibogaine, salvia, tropane alkaloids, and MDMA. Exploring how psychedelics work within the brain, Ona shares results from his extensive research to reveal the physiological mechanisms that allow these molecules to have their visionary effects, explaining what is happening at the receptor level as well as the &“cascade&” effects that differ from substance to substance. He examines how the body processes each substance, describing how each psychedelic is released, absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated. He also details possible dangerous interactions between these substances and other drugs as well as their potential toxicity.Although his main focus is the biological and neurological effects of psychedelics, Ona also explores the mystical and spiritual dimension of psychedelic use, particularly as practiced in Indigenous traditions, showing how they enable access to a profound spiritual territory. He shares safe strategies for using psychedelics and looks at where the future of psychedelic therapies is likely to go, with an emphasis on ensuring that traditional knowledge is respected, honored, and protected.
The Psychedelic Reawakening: How Psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine, LSD, and DMT Are Changing Lives
by Anton Gomez-Escolar• Examines the contemporary psychedelic phenomenon, including the history of criminalization and legalization, psychedelics&’ effects on the brain, recent clinical research, and new therapeutic potentials• Explores substances like psilocybin, LSD, DMT, ayahuasca, ketamine, and MDMA, including scientific evidence for psychedelics&’ potential to treat addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, and neurodegenerative diseases• Includes extensive practical information on safety, risk, and harm reduction for both laypeople and mental health practitionersPresenting a comprehensive guide to the exciting new landscape around psychedelics, psychopharmacologist Anton Gomez-Escolar examines the long history of criminalizing and (slowly) legalizing these substances and their increasingly demonstrable positive effects on body, mind, and spirit.Exploring psilocybin, LSD, DMT, ayahuasca, ketamine, MDMA, and other substances, Gomez-Escolar looks at the multitude of scientific studies providing critical evidence for psychedelics&’ ability to treat addiction, depression, anxiety, and trauma as well as their potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer&’s. He provides key information for therapists and other health practitioners as well as explores the potential benefits and limitations of microdosing and how psychedelics could help with various neurological and mental health issues, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Breaking down substances by type, the author looks at the main risks of each psychedelic and its benefits, best harm-reduction strategies, and the neural pathways each affects. Gomez-Escolar also includes a large selection of resources for people seeking to engage personally with psychedelics for healing.
Psychedelics and Mental Health: Neuroscience and the Power of Psychoactives in Therapy
by Irene de Caso• Details how psychedelics alter our experience from a neurological perspective, including what neurons they interact with, their effects on cognitive and emotional processing, and why those effects can be therapeutic• Looks at clinical results with LSD, psilocybin from magic mushrooms, and DMT from ayahuasca, as well as empathogens such as MDMA, found in ecstasy• Provides an illustrated introduction to neuroscience and a vision for a new model of psychotherapy where psychedelics help bring lasting healingPresenting a comprehensive guide to the new and evolving landscape of psychedelic-assisted mental health treatment, neuroscientist Irene de Caso takes you on a journey through the brain, revealing how psychedelics and empathogens, if taken in a safe and therapeutic environment, can lead to positive and lasting changes.Providing an illustrated introduction to neuroscience and molecular actions in the body and brain, the author details how psychedelics alter our experience, including their effects on cognitive and emotional processing and how those effects can be therapeutic. She explores the wide body of evidence behind the psychedelic revolution in psychiatry and psychotherapy and looks at clinical studies on hallucinogens such as LSD, psilocybin from magic mushrooms, and DMT from ayahuasca as well as empathogens such as MDMA found in ecstasy. She reviews the efficacy of psychedelics in treating alcoholism and other addictions, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety in autistic individuals, treatment-resistant depression, and other conditions, offering statistical comparisons to conventional antidepressants and mood-enhancing drugs. She also explores the psychedelic experience through neuroimaging and phenomenological experience, considering mystical states, synesthesia, and the therapeutic benefits of momentary ego-dissolution.Laying the foundation for a new model of psychotherapy, de Caso shows how psychedelics can help break down our defense mechanisms, offer direct access to the subconscious, and provide a path to deeper, lasting healing.
Veggie Smarts: A Doctor and Farmer Grows and Savors Eight Families of Vegetables
by Michael T. ComptonA nerdy farmer—and doctor with expertise in nutrition—explains how the vast majority of our vegetables come from just eight families of plants, which can guide how we eat them (&“eight on my plate&”), while recounting his journey of trading in city life to build a thriving organic vegetable farm.Dr. Michael Compton shares his passionate and healthy approach to savoring vegetables daily from across eight veggie families: the Brassicas, the Alliums, the Legumes, the Chenopods, the Aster Greens, the Umbellifers, the Cucurbits, and the Nightshades. Trading in city life for an old stone house and a fertile field in the scenic and historic Hudson Valley of New York, Compton built a compact, organic-certified vegetable, fruit, and flower farm. Compton shares lighthearted scientific facts, including why onions make us cry and how beets can make our pee pink, while providing nutritional information about the eight families of vegetables. As a farmer, he recounts growing a bounty of clean, delicious, and nutritious food for himself and so many others, and shares his exploration of those who farmed the land before him. You will delight in following his rewarding but sometimes frustrating efforts to reclaim old farmland for new adventures in organic farming. You might even find yourself wanting to test the greenness of your thumbs or to determine whether or not you too, are a natural-born berry picker. This is a deeply personal celebration of growing and savoring life…and vegetables.
Embracing Infinite Possibilities: Letting Go of Fear to Find Your Highest Potential
by Dr. Bernard A. Harris JrDr. Bernard Harris shares his journey, and an honest discussion of his struggles, ambitions, hopes and dreams, as a testimony to the voyage that we all face with a desire to discover the power from within.All of us have to deal with external challenges at some point in our lives. Liberation comes when you discover just how unimportant these things really are. Then you will no longer see the world around you as hostile and unforgiving. This reality will free you to be who you really are. There is great power with this realization! Self-endowed power that releases you from the burden of self-doubt. There is no greater power in the world, except that of God. This is, in fact, the truth that God wants for each of us. The realization of our own strength, that is, we are an integral part of something greater than ourselves. One of Harris&’s lifelong goals is to instill inspiration as well as aspiration in people. Embracing Infinite Possibilities looks to build on these ideas by serving as a roadmap to discover the power within each of us. If we are students of the universe, it is clear to me that each of us must find this power within to find our own way and in our own time—some through the experiences of life, some by reading, others by observing, being taught or through self-study. Harris encourages the reader to find their own path. As a companion to his first book, Dream Walker, Embracing Infinite Possibilities will open their mind to the infinite possibilities of life, instilling hope in those who have yet to discover their own power.
Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis
by Greg WrennA dazzling, evidence-based account of one man&’s quest to heal from complex PTSD by turning to endangered coral reefs and psychedelic plants after traditional therapies failed—and his awakening to the need for us to heal the planet as well.Professor Greg Wrenn likes to tell his nature-writing students, &“The ecological is personal, and the personal is ecological.&” What he&’s never told them is how he&’s lived out those correspondences to heal from childhood abuse at the hands of his mother. Weaving together memoir and cutting-edge science, Mothership is not just a queer coming-of-age story. It&’s a deeply researched account of how coral reefs and a psychedelic tea called ayahuasca helped Greg heal from complex PTSD—a disorder of trust, which makes the very act of bonding with someone else panic-inducing. From the tide pools in Florida where he grew up, to Indonesia&’s Raja Ampat archipelago and the Amazon rainforest, this is his search for wholeness when talk therapy and pharmaceuticals did little to help. Along the way, as his ecological conscience wakes up, he takes readers underwater to the last pristine reefs on earth, and into the psyche.Written with prophetic urgency, Mothership ultimately asks if doses of nature will be enough to save us before it&’s too late.
Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19
by Jerome M. AdamsHard truths and surprising insights about our COVID-19 response from America&’s former top doctor.When COVID-19 began spreading rapidly, the world was taken by surprise. As the ensuing pandemic raged, we faced one constant—a lack of consistent, scientifically sound, and trusted information about dangers, risks, and mitigation strategies that the average person could understand and put into practice to keep themselves and their families safe. Politicians, opportunists, and agenda-driven media personalities spread misinformation for an array of purposes, leaving most of the public scratching their heads, wondering what was true and what wasn&’t. Now, the former Surgeon General of the United States—freed from the many constraints he worked under in public office—reveals critical lessons learned from both mistakes and successes overlooked during the pandemic. He explains what we need to know to create a safer environment for individuals, families, and communities, how we can respond better to the next threat, why we keep making the same mistakes, and why we must promote health equity for all. As Dr. Adams explains, the best public health policies are the ones that begin at home and come about as people in local communities work together to find solutions that fit their specific priorities and needs. Only through this bottom-up, community-driven approach will we be able to turn down the volume on the distracting noise, finally make our way out of and recover from a once-in-a-century pandemic, and prepare ourselves for inevitable future health crises.
Health Now: An Integrative Approach to Personal Health v4.0
by Linda B. White Jennifer K. FredianiHealth Now: An Integrative Approach to Personal Health presents and identifies lifestyle changes that promote health and wellness in order to prevent disease. This book covers all the standard aspects of human health, but through a contemporary lens, such as coverage of specific information about transgender health and impacts of climate change. Students learn how personal habits ripple outward, affecting not only themselves, but also their loved ones and ultimately the local and global environment. Not only will students gain a firm grasp of health basics, they will also develop a health literacy based on consulting credible sources for reliable answers to new life and health decisions they will encounter.
The Spaces in Between (MCP Kids Single Titles)
by Jaspreet KaurTraffic! Road works! Ambulances! Where do you go when the hustle and bustle of the city gets too much? The Spaces In Between weaves between the busy lives of several children who are all seeking secret spaces where they can go to find peace and quiet. With themes of anxiety, fear, kindness and joy, join the children over the course of one day, and explore how each of them copes with their emotions. From the warm embrace of a loved one, finding joy by splashing through puddles, and feeling the crunch of autumn leaves on the pavement, this book is full of ideas on how to find calming spaces in the middle of the hubbub. Tips and suggestions at the back of the book are full of ideas that are accessible to all children, wherever they are in the world.
Astrology Decoded: The Secret Science of India's Sages
by Vish ChatterjiAstrology Decoded offers an approachable introduction to the ancient secrets of Vedic astrology. Are you a leader or an advisor? A hard worker or a free spirit? The answer lies in the planets. Discover how these celestial bodies influence you and harness this knowledge to unlock your authentic self.Astrology Decoded is your guide to the true wisdom of the stars. Vedic astrologer, yogi, and business coach Vish Chatterji highlights how the ancient wisdom of India allows you to better understand the contemporary world, combining the secret science of the planets with modern personality types to reveal a more complete picture of yourself. Unlike Western astrology, Vedic astrology calculations match the actual observed positions of planets in the sky and are based on the rising constellation at your exact time and place of birth. Instead of a broad-stroke sun-sign interpretation, your planetary personality type is the key to a deeper understanding of life. Learn how this personality type interacts with different zodiac signs, how it influences your relationships, and how to find balance and maximize happiness in your home, career, and love life. EAST MEETS WEST: Chatterji has discovered that the astronomy-aligned, mythologically rich knowledge system of his ancestors, coupled with modern personality types and spiritual development tools, gives us a more truthful, personalized, and actionable framework that can transform our lives. ACCESSIBLE: Chatterji clearly explains how to use Vedic astrology for self-understanding and personal development, whether this is your first astrology book or your fiftieth. ACTIONABLE: Gain practical insights and tips on how to improve your relationships, based on your planetary personality type, zodiac sign, and rising sign.
Come Home to Yourself: Simple Answers to Life's Essential Questions
by Sadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiInternationally renowned spiritual leader Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati inspires and guides readers toward managing complex emotions, fostering healthy relationships, and finding inner peace. Come Home to Yourself is for anyone and everyone seeking to better understand themselves and their life's path. Drawing on her own unique story and the lessons learned along the way, internationally renowned spiritual leader Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati provides spiritual guidance and practical advice for the reader on their own life journey. After traveling to India as a PhD student, American-born Saraswati underwent a spiritual transformation that changed her life, ultimately becoming a guru dedicated to aiding others in their spiritual enlightenment. Her work has been commended internationally and praised by Deepak Chopra and Jane Goodall, among others. Emerging from the spiritual discussions held nightly at Saraswati's spiritual retreat center on the banks of the River Ganga, Come Home to Yourself explores how to foster healthy relationships, manage complex emotions, and find peace within oneself. SPIRITUALITY FOR EVERY SEEKER: Written in a conversational style, Come Home to Yourself invites readers at any stage of their spiritual journey to navigate challenging concepts such as finding love, handling anger, and connecting with the divine. PRACTICAL AND ACTIONABLE: Come Home to Yourself is filled with accessible wisdom and actionable advice on challenges everyone faces, from finding balance to discovering your life&’s purpose. ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR: One of the world&’s preeminent spiritual leaders, Saraswati is the author of four previous books on spirituality, and is also well known as a writer, speaker, and activist. She serves on several committees (including in the United Nations) for international charity and economic development.
Exploring the Yoga Sutras (The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Mandala Publishing Series)
by Dr. Nicholas SuttonIn this sutra-by-sutra translation and study of the Yoga Sutras, Hindu Studies scholar Nicholas Sutton offers an accessible guide to the complex philosophical ideas on which the ancient practice of Yoga is based, illuminating the meaning of Patañjali&’s seminal Yoga treatise and the manner in which it seeks to integrate Yoga into life as a whole.The Yoga Sutras, composed by Patañjali nearly two millenia ago, is foundational to the Yoga systems, and widely regarded as a seminal text for students and practitioners of Yoga alike. While Patañjali&’s work is centrally concerned with the exposition of a practice aimed at self-realisation, it is as much interested in the philosophical ideas that underpin the forms of practice it advocates. In Exploring the Yoga Sutras, Nicholas Sutton offers a new translation of the text accompanied by a systematic examination of its ideas, with reference to some of the principal traditional commentaries. Unpacking the layers of meaning embedded in the text, Sutton demonstrates how the Yoga Sutras weaves the philosophy and practice of Yoga together in a subtle blend that provides a framework for understanding the position of the embodied living being within this world and the means by which the world may be transcended. Discussing each sutra, both individually and in the context of different passages, Exploring the Yoga Sutras strives to make the complex ideas of this Yoga classic accessible to the modern reader who may not have a prior grounding in the study of Indian philosophy. OXFORD CENTRE SERIES: The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Publishing Series offers authoritative yet accessible introductions to a wide range of subjects in Hindu Studies. Each book in the series aims to present its subject matter in a form that is engaging and readily comprehensible to persons of all backgrounds – academic or otherwise – without compromising scholarly rigour. The series thus bridges the divide between academic and popular writing by preserving and utilising the best elements of both. Other books in the series include The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation and Study Guide; The Hindu Temple and Its Sacred Landscape; and Women in the Hindu World. EXPERT AUTHOR: Nicholas Sutton is the Director of the Continuing Education Department of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, an academy for the study of Hindu cultures, societies, philosophies, religions, and languages. He received his PhD from Lancaster University, writing his doctoral dissertation on the Mahabharata, and currently develops and tutors online courses on Hindu religious traditions. EDUCATION AID: This book serves as a comprehensive resource for both classwork and independent study. With the integration of suggested further reading, and glossary of Sanskrit terms, and images throughout, Exploring the Yoga Sutras offers an accessible introduction to a foundational Yoga classic.
Great Bharata (Volume I): The Invasion Begins
by Howard ResnickIn this thrilling retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Maha-bharata, Harvard scholar Howard Resnick brings to life the grand and mystical story of heroine Satya-vati. From a humble fishing village, Satya-vati's journey soon leads to great adventure, marrying a prince, and playing a leading role in rescuing the planet.Great Bharata is a multi-volume epic spiritual fantasy that recounts stories from the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Maha-bharata. The Maha-bharata is an ancient and extraordinary text that claims to tell the immemorial history of South Asia, the Earth, and the entire universe. In this way, the text weaves together the earthly, cosmic, and spiritual in its epic narrative. The first volume in the series, Great Bharata: The Invasion Begins, focuses on the life of the character, Satya-vati, a young female protagonist who goes on a great adventure. As her life journey unfolds, Satya-vati will encounter challenges, romance, grand revelations, and play a critical role in the onset of the Kurukshetra war.
The Secret Code on Your Hands: An Illustrated Guide to Palmistry
by Vernon MahabalWhen properly understood, the human hand is an unsurpassed tool for character and emotional analysis. The Secret Code on Your Hands is a captivating instruction guide to understanding how to read your own destiny in your hands, as well as your friends. Fully illustrated, with quick pointers and distinct section dividers, it is a great reference book for any aspiring palmist; a quick and accurate method to assess talents, abilities, psychology, and emotional personality in both business and romance.
Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga
by Janice GatesA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Contact Yoga: The Seven Points of Connection & Relationship
by Tara Lynda GuberA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.